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• Blue Bombers to put standout receiver Dalton Schoen on six-game injured list

  24-06-2024 23:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WINNIPEG — Add receivers Dalton Schoen and Keric Wheatfall to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers’ growing list of walking wounded.
  Winnipeg head coach Mike O’Shea told reporters Monday that Schoen will go on the six-game injured list. Schoen was hurt in the Bombers’ 26-24 loss to the B.C. Lions on Friday night.
  Receiver Keric Wheatfall was also hurt against B.C. Both Schoen and Wheatfall were listed on Winnipeg’s injury list with knee ailments.
  O’Shea stopped short of
  
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• Cannabis edges out alcohol as the most common impairing substance: driver study

  24-06-2024 23:34 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  FREDERICTON — A six-year analysis of more than 10,000 Canadian drivers involved in motor vehicle collisions suggests cannabis has edged out alcohol as the most common impairing substance detected through after-crash blood testing.
  The National Drug Driving Study 2024, produced by the University of British Columbia, says researchers analyzed blood samples from drivers in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador betwee
  
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• Zaccagni scores in injury time for Italy to advance at Euro 2024 with draw against Croatia

  24-06-2024 23:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — Italy substitute Mattia Zaccagni scored in the last minute of stoppage time for Italy to advance to the knockout stage of Euro 2024 after drawing Croatia 1-1 on Monday.
  Luka Modric’s second-half strike looked like sending Croatia through as the Group B runner-up, but Zaccagni swept a brilliant shot inside the far post in the eighth minute of added time to cap a furious finale from the defending champions.
  Italy needed a point to progress, while Croatia realist
  
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• Fernandez through to second round at Eastbourne, Andreescu loses in Bad Homburg

  24-06-2024 23:25 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  Canada’s Leylah Fernandez continued her Wimbledon preparation with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-2 win over seventh seed Barbora Krejcikova on first-round action Monday at the Rothesay International grass-court tennis tournament.
  Fernandez, from Laval, Que., won 81 per cent of first serve points and saved seven of the nine break points she faced.
  The Canadian made the most of her chances when presented with break point by converting five of nine.
  Fernandez, who opened her grass-court season with a run to
  
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• Self-government comes for northwest B.C. First Nation in proposed treaty

  24-06-2024 23:14 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TERRACE — A British Columbia First Nation has agreed to a draft treaty with the federal and provincial governments that would give it more than 38,000 hectares of land in the province’s northwest.
  The proposed deal with the Kitselas nation is the first treaty with a B.C. First Nation in more than a decade and would give the band self-governing powers, while removing it from under the federal Indian Act.
  If approved by nation members in a vote next year, the treaty could become law as
  
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• Much-changed Spain beats Albania 1-0 at Euro 2024 to finish perfect group stage

  24-06-2024 23:09 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Spain changed almost its entire lineup and still kept up its victorious start to Euro 2024 with a 1-0 win over Albania, which was eliminated.
  With his team already assured of winning Group B, Spain coach Luis de la Fuente made 10 changes to his starting lineup, and Spain won all three group games at a Euros for the first time since 2008, when it won the tournament.
  A 13th-minute goal from Ferran Torres gave Spain the win on Monday and goalkeeper David Raya&rsquo
  
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• Rihela returns to Chilliwack Chiefs, takes over player development - Chilliwack Progress

  24-06-2024 23:00 via news.google.com
  
  Rihela returns to Chilliwack Chiefs, takes over player development  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Croatia star Luka Modric becomes the oldest goal-scorer at a European Championship

  24-06-2024 22:38 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LEIPZIG, Germany (AP) — Croatia veteran Luka Modric has scored against Italy to become the oldest goal-scorer ever at a European Championship.
  Modric, who is 38 years, 289 days old, claimed the opening goal on a rebound in the 55th minute, within a minute of having a penalty saved by Italy goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.
  The previous record weas held by Ivica Vastic, who was 38 years, 257 days old when he scored for Austria against Poland at Euro 2008.
  Croatia realistically needs to beat
  
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• Lawsuit challenges new Louisiana law requiring classrooms to display the Ten Commandments

  24-06-2024 22:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Civil liberties groups filed a lawsuit Monday to block Louisiana’s new law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom, a measure they contend is unconstitutional.Plaintiffs in the suit include parents of Louisiana public school children, represented by attorneys with the American Civil Liberties Union, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, and the Freedom From Religion Foundation.Under the legislation sig
  
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• As population grows, B.C. premier wants feds to revise equalization - Chilliwack Progress

  24-06-2024 22:17 via news.google.com
  
  As population grows, B.C. premier wants feds to revise equalization  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• B.C. government says boosted BC Family Benefit cheques will arrive in July

  24-06-2024 22:15 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK, B.C. — Thousands of families in British Columbia can expect to see increased financial support in their bank accounts starting by mid-July.
  B.C. Premier David Eby says about 340,000 families with children — 66,000 more than last year — will have access to the BC Family Benefit program after the province increased the income threshold for a family’s eligibility.
  Low- and middle-income families on the BC Family Benefit program will receive an additional 25 per c
  
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• 67-space child care centre, Child and Youth Excellence Hub break ground in Mission Monday

  24-06-2024 21:27 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MISSION — The City of Mission announced Monday (June 24) that a 67-space child care and Child and Youth Excellence Hub broke ground in Mission Monday morning.The municipality says the project is a collaborative effort between Mission Association for Community Living, the B.C. government and the City of Mission. The goal behind the project is to bring much needed child care spaces for children with extra support needs, and provide important services for local families.Construction of the ch
  
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• B.C. Ombudsperson finds ‘systemic mismanagement’ in hiring at public service agency

  24-06-2024 21:12 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VICTORIA — B.C. Ombudsperson Jay Chalke says dozens of public service jobs meant to help develop the careers of public servants wrongfully went to government appointees over a 10-year period.In a report released Monday, Chalke says his office found “systemic mismanagement” at the B.C. Public Service Agency allowed the government appointees to apply for temporary positions that should have been reserved for “regular public servants.”
  Chalke says 64 temporary jobs wen
  
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• UFV's longest-serving employee celebrates 45 years - Chilliwack Progress

  24-06-2024 21:10 via news.google.com
  
  UFV's longest-serving employee celebrates 45 years  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canada’s Olympic golf team complete as Henderson, Sharp join squad

  24-06-2024 21:05 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CALGARY — A busy summer schedule for Brooke Henderson will include two high-profile events where she’ll proudly represent her home country.
  After competing at the 50th playing of the CPKC Women’s Open at Calgary’s Earl Grey Golf Club, the 26-year-old superstar from Smiths Falls, Ont., will quickly turn her attentions towards preparing for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.
  “I have a really exciting summer coming up and then to add Paris to that list is super cool,&r
  
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• Animal Justice exec hails B.C. court decision to overturn sentences involving alleged cruelty at Abbotsford farm

  24-06-2024 21:00 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  VANCOUVER — Animal Justice, a national law organization that advocates for humane treatment of animals, is hailing a decision by the B.C. Court of Appeal that overturns jail sentences for two animal advocates who sought to expose alleged animal cruelty at Excelsior Hog Farm in Abbotsford.
  According to a news release from Animal Justice, Amy Soranno and Nick Schafer were convicted of criminal mischief and break and enter in 2022 following a trial, and sentenced to 30 days in jail. The group
  
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• US is expected to send Ukraine $150 million more in munitions to fight off Russia’s attacks

  24-06-2024 20:54 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is expected to announce Tuesday it is sending an additional $150 million in critically needed munitions to Ukraine, as Russia accuses Ukraine of using U.S.-provided munitions to strike inside Russia or Russian-held territory, according to two U.S. officials.On Monday, Russia summoned the American ambassador to protest what it says was the use of U.S.-made advanced missiles in a Ukrainian attack on Crimea on Sunday that reportedly killed four people and wounded mo
  
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• G.W. Graham selects former UBC football player as its new varsity head coach

  24-06-2024 20:47 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — One of British Columbia’s best football programs with a tradition of success has named Mike Hayes as its new varsity head football coach.
  According to a news release Monday (June 24) from G.W. Graham athletic director Jake Mouritzen, Hayes is entering his fourth season as a member of the Grizzlies coaching staff. Hayes played for the University of British Columbia from 2006-2010, earning a starting role on defence in the 2008 and 2009 seasons, while studying behavioural
  
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• Canadians Diallo, Galarneau advance to second round of Wimbledon qualifying

  24-06-2024 20:19 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON — Canadians Gabriel Diallo and Alexis Galarneau moved to the second round of Wimbledon qualifying with wins Monday at the All England Club.
  The 22-year-old Diallo, from Montreal, posted a 6-7 (8), 6-1, 7-6 (6) win over Tunisia’s Aziz Dougaz.
  Diallo will face eighth seed Daniel Galan of Colombia in the second round of qualifying.
  Diallo is looking to qualify for the second Grand Slam main draw of his career after making his major debut at last month’s French Open, where h
  
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• PHOTOS: Rain doesn't dampen spirits at Chilliwack car show - Chilliwack Progress

  24-06-2024 20:14 via news.google.com
  
  PHOTOS: Rain doesn't dampen spirits at Chilliwack car show  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Canada’s population forecast to reach 63 million, as people over 85 set to triple

  24-06-2024 20:03 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — New projections by Statistics Canada suggest the nation’s population could reach 63 million by 2073, with the number of people aged 85 or older set to triple.
  The agency says migration will be the key driver of population increase under all scenarios, while natural growth only plays a “marginal role” as the population ages and fertility rates remain low.
  It says the population will rise from about 40 million in 2023 to a range of 47 million to 87 million over the
  
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• No changes promised to outdated tobacco law despite unflattering internal review

  24-06-2024 19:53 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — An internal review of anti-tobacco legislation indicates the federal approach to curbing nicotine use in Canada isn’t working, but the group Physicians for a Smoke-Free Canada says the Liberals have promised no remedies.
  The addictions minister quietly tabled the report at the end of the spring sitting of Parliament, before MPs returned to their ridings for the summer.
  It landed during an ongoing spat between the tobacco industry and the health minister, who has vowed to pre
  
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• Tokyo medallist Vincent leads Canada’s sprint canoe/kayak team into Paris Olympics

  24-06-2024 19:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MONTREAL — Olympic medallist Katie Vincent will lead Canada’s canoe/kayak sprint team at the Paris Games this summer.
  Canoe Kayak Canada and the Canadian Olympic Committee announced Canada’s 13-athlete roster for the Games on Monday.
  Vincent, from Mississauga, Ont., teamed with Laurence Vincent Lapointe to win the bronze medal in the women’s C-2 500 metres three years ago as women’s sprint canoe made its debut at the Tokyo Olympics.
  Sloan MacKenzie of Windsor Juncti
  
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• Receiver Rasheed Bailey getting acclimated to Toronto Argonauts offence

  24-06-2024 19:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — It hasn’t taken Rasheed Bailey long to make a solid first impression with the Toronto Argonauts.
  The six-foot-one, 217-pound receiver has six catches for 71 yards in his first two games with Toronto (2-0), registering TD grabs in each contest. Bailey had just one catch in the Argos’ 39-36 home win over the Edmonton Elks on Saturday night but it was a 21-yard touchdown reception that made it 14-14 in the second quarter.
  Yet with veteran DaVaris Daniels (groin) out, Bai
  
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• Testimony nears end for woman accused of killing her Boston officer boyfriend with SUV

  24-06-2024 19:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  DEDHAM, Mass. (AP) — The defense called its final witnesses Monday in the murder trial of a Massachusetts woman accused of striking her Boston police officer with her SUV and leaving him to die in a snowbank.
  Closing arguments are expected Tuesday.
  THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.
  CANTON, Mass. (AP) — A retired forensic pathologist testified Monday that some of the injuries suffered by a Boston police officer who was left for dead in a snowbank
  
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• Construction begins on Highway 1 widening in Langley - Chilliwack Progress

  24-06-2024 19:05 via news.google.com
  
  Construction begins on Highway 1 widening in Langley  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Conservation groups appeal B.C. port expansion, citing threat to orcas - Chilliwack Progress

  24-06-2024 18:59 via news.google.com
  
  Conservation groups appeal B.C. port expansion, citing threat to orcas  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• As election nears, Premier David Eby visits Chilliwack Monday to tout increased B.C. Family Benefit payments

  24-06-2024 18:52 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — B.C. Premier David Eby says low- and middle-income British Columbians can expect to see an increase in the B.C. Family Benefit payments this summer, just four months ahead of the provincial election in October.During a visit to Jinkerson Park in Chilliwack Monday morning (June 24), Eby said increased B.C. Family Benefit payments arriving in bank accounts this summer will assist families with rising expenses due to what it calls inflation.
  “With global inflation and high
  
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• Convicted sex offender who repeatedly breached bail in Chilliwack found guilty of sexual assaults - Fraser Valley Today

  24-06-2024 18:37 via news.google.com
  
  Convicted sex offender who repeatedly breached bail in Chilliwack found guilty of sexual assaults  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• Chilliwack school board member removes online content linked to a keffiyeh that she wore to a public meeting

  24-06-2024 18:36 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack school board member Margaret Reid has removed two pictures from her Instagram account that depicted her wearing and proudly promoting a traditional Arab headdress known as a keffiyeh, one she wore to a public meeting that subsequently drew condemnation from two Jewish groups in British Columbia.
  As Fraser Valley Today first reported last Thursday, Reid wore the keffiyeh to a meeting of the Chilliwack Board of Education on Tuesday, June 11. She also posted pictures o
  
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• Convicted sex offender who repeatedly breached bail in Chilliwack found guilty of sexual assaults

  24-06-2024 18:35 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — A convicted sex offender who previously breached his bail conditions on multiple occasions in Chilliwack in 2023 has been found guilty of multiple sexual assaults.
  According to a published report Friday, June 21 from CFJC Today in Kamloops, Joel Eric Carlson was standing trial in B.C. Supreme Court this month on a total of 10 counts of sexual assault dating back as far as 2013. The most recent charge stemmed from an incident in the fall of 2018.
  On Thursday night (June 20), a
  
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• Chilliwack school board member removes online content that previously concerned Jewish groups

  24-06-2024 18:13 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — Chilliwack school board member Margaret Reid has removed two pictures from her Instagram account that depicted her wearing and proudly promoting a traditional Arab headdress known as a keffiyeh, one she wore to a public meeting that subsequently drew condemnation from two Jewish groups in British Columbia.
  As Fraser Valley Today first reported last Thursday, Reid wore the keffiyeh to a meeting of the Chilliwack Board of Education on Tuesday, June 11. She also posted pictures o
  
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• Chiefs frustrated with AFN’s child welfare work, say they’re not being consulted

  24-06-2024 18:11 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Three regional chiefs representing nearly half of First Nations say a national association is overstepping its mandate by making decisions that will directly affect children and families without consent.
  The chiefs, representing First Nations in Saskatchewan, British Columbia and Quebec-Labrador, say the Assembly of First Nations is not being transparent in its negotiations for a final settlement agreement with Canada on First Nations child and family services.
  They also say the A
  
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• Chilliwack school board member removes online content linked to a keffiyeh that she wore to a public meeting - Fraser Valley Today

  24-06-2024 18:10 via news.google.com
  
  Chilliwack school board member removes online content linked to a keffiyeh that she wore to a public meeting  Fraser Valley Today
  
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• B.C. Conservatives report record-breaking fundraising haul in 2nd quarter of 2024

  24-06-2024 17:40 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  CHILLIWACK — An official with the Conservative Party of B.C. says the party is poised to record the highest fundraising amount for a specific period in its history.
  Fraser Valley Today has obtained an email in which Angelo Isidorou, campaign director for the party, said the Conservative Party was $50,000 away from breaking the $1 million mark in the second quarter of 2024, making it their highest“I wanted to make sure that you got a special update on our record-shattering fundraising
  
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• Princess Anne’s planned trip to Newfoundland cancelled following injury

  24-06-2024 17:06 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — An injury has forced Princess Anne to cancel a trip to Newfoundland this weekend to mark the 100th anniversary of the unveiling of the National War Memorial in St. John’s.
  A spokesperson for Buckingham Palace confirmed Monday morning that the trip, slated for June 30 and July 1,had been called off after the princess was injured when she was out walking on Sunday evening. The 73-year-old sister of King Charles sustained minor injuries and a concussion on the G
  
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• Paladin Energy buying Fission Uranium in stock deal valued at $1.1 billion

  24-06-2024 15:51 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  KELOWNA, B.C. — Fission Uranium Corp. has signed a deal to be acquired by Australian company Paladin Energy Ltd. in an all-stock agreement valued at about $1.1 billion.
  Under the proposal, Fission shareholders will receive 0.1076 shares of Paladin for each Fission share held. The offer implies a value of $1.30 per Fission share.
  Fission shares closed at $1.03 on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Friday.
  Existing Paladin shareholders will own about 76 of the combined company, while existing Fis
  
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• Supreme Court will take up state bans on gender-affirming care for minors

  24-06-2024 15:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday jumped into the fight over transgender rights, agreeing to hear an appeal from the Biden administration seeking to block state bans on gender-affirming care.
  The justices’ action comes as Republican-led states have enacted a variety of restrictions on health care for transgender people, school sports participation, bathroom usage and drag shows. The administration and Democratic-led states have extended protections for transgender people,
  
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• Dali cargo ship leaves Baltimore for Virginia, nearly 3 months after bridge collapse

  24-06-2024 15:32 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The cargo ship Dali headed out of Baltimore for Virginia on Monday, nearly three months after it lost power and crashed into one of the Francis Scott Key bridge’s supporting columns and caused the bridge to collapse.
  The 984-foot Dali started moving shortly before 8:30 a.m. with four tugboats. It is headed to Norfolk, Virginia, for the removal of the remaining containers on the vessel and additional repairs.
  The trip to Norfolk is expected to take between 16 and 20 hours.
  Shortly after lea
  
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• Williams Lake resident explores an exciting new chapter in Chilliwack - Chilliwack Progress

  24-06-2024 15:19 via news.google.com
  
  Williams Lake resident explores an exciting new chapter in Chilliwack  Chilliwack Progress
  
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• Monday - June 24, 2024 - Chilliwack bookstore owner honoured - Fraser Valley Current

  24-06-2024 14:46 via news.google.com
  
  Monday - June 24, 2024 - Chilliwack bookstore owner honoured  Fraser Valley Current
  
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• Seoul says North Korea has resumed balloon launches likely to drop trash in South Korea

  24-06-2024 14:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s military says North Korea has launched more balloons likely carrying trash toward South Korea.
  A Joint Chiefs of Staff statement says the balloons are moving south.
  It asks South Korean citizens not to touch North Korean balloons and report them to military and police authorities.
  THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story is below:
  South Korea is monitoring an expected change in the wind direction on Monday that could allow North
  
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• Princess Anne sustains minor injuries and concussion in an ‘incident,’ Buckingham Palace says

  24-06-2024 13:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  LONDON (AP) — Buckingham Palace says Princess Anne has sustained minor injuries and concussion following an incident on the Gatcombe Park estate on Sunday.The 73-year-old sister of King Charles III has been hospitalized as a precautionary measure for observation and is expected to make a full recovery.
  “The King has been kept closely informed and joins the whole royal family in sending his fondest love and well-wishes to The Princess for a speedy recovery,’’ the palace sa
  
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• Canadians throw parties, gather with friends to cheer on Oilers in Stanley Cup final

  24-06-2024 10:04 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  The Edmonton Oilers may not be on home ice when they try to clinch the Stanley Cup against the Florida Panthers on Monday night, but screams of support will resound across Canada from rinkside watch parties, bars, seniors homes and ordinary living rooms.
  “We cheer them on every single game of the season,” said Derrick DeMone, an Oilers fan in Sydney, N.S., who will be watching at home with his sons, aged 24, 14 and 12.
  “I haven’t felt like this since I was a young boy, I&
  
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• Voters head to polls for Toronto byelection, all eyes on whether Liberals hold seat

  24-06-2024 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TORONTO — Residents of Toronto—St Paul’s will head to the polls today to vote for a new member of parliament for their riding, with observers watching to see if the Liberals can hang on to the seat they’ve held for the last 10 elections.
  The byelection was prompted by the resignation of former Liberal MP Carolyn Bennett, who held the seat for more than 25 years and was recently appointed ambassador to Denmark.As the Conservatives maintain a double-digit lead over the Libe
  
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• Canada to announce tariff plan for Chinese EV, battery imports following U.S., Europe

  24-06-2024 10:02 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is expected to announce this morning a plan for potential tariffs to protect Canada’s electric vehicle supply chain from unfair Chinese competition.
  Freeland and International Trade Minister Mary Ng are making a joint announcement this morning following moves this spring by both the United States and Europe to hike import tariffs on Chinese-made EVs.
  Before Canada can impose new tariffs, an anti-subsidy investigation must be completed by th
  
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• Jacobje Stam Obituary - Chilliwack, BC - Dignity Memorial

  24-06-2024 09:00 via news.google.com
  
  Jacobje Stam Obituary - Chilliwack, BC  Dignity Memorial
  
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• Canadian beach volleyball teams qualify for Paris

  24-06-2024 05:42 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  TLAXCALA CITY — Canada struck gold in men’s and women’s beach volleyball on Sunday — along with some continental participant passes to the 2024 Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
  The men’s and women’s teams claimed top spot in the NORCECA Beach Volleyball Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Mexico.
  Heather Bansley of Waterdown, Ont., and Sophie Bukovec of Toronto, who have been playing together for just under a year, were undefeated in the tournament and won the women&rsq
  
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• Unbeaten Roughriders pounce on winless Tiger-Cats 36-20

  24-06-2024 04:41 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  REGINA — Despite losing quarterback Trevor Harris to an injury, the Saskatchewan Roughriders improved to 3-0 with a convincing 36-20 victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Sunday.
  Harris was injured late in the second quarter when tackled by Ticats defensive lineman Nick Usher. Harris walked off the field on his own, limping gingerly on his left leg. The 38-year quarterback missed the majority of the 2023 CFL season after suffering a tibial plateau fracture of his right knee in a Week 2 l
  
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• More than 15 policemen, several civilians killed by gunmen in Russia’s southern Dagestan region

  24-06-2024 02:17 via fraservalleytoday.ca
  
  MOSCOW (AP) — More than 15 policemen and several civilians, including an Orthodox priest, were killed by armed militants in Russia’s southern republic of Dagestan, its governor Sergei Melikov said in a video statement early Monday.The gunmen opened fire on two Orthodox churches, a synagogue and a police post in two cities Sunday, according to the authorities.Russia’s National Anti-Terrorist Committee described the attacks in the predominantly Muslim region with a history of arm
  
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